Phonograph-record-filing device



R. J. BENTLEY.

PHONOGRAPH RECORD FIUNG DEVICE.

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1,340,364. Patented May 18, 1920.

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UNITED STATES ROBERT JOHN BENTLEY, OF MONROE, MICHIGAN.

` PHONOGRAPH-RECOR-D-FILING DEVICE.

Specification o1 Letters Patent.

Patented M ay 18, 1920.

Application tiled July 17. 1919. Seria'l No. 311,471.

To all whom t may conm/a1.'

Beiit'known that I, 'Ronnn'r J. BENTLEY, a citizen di #the 4rUnited States, residin at Monroe, in the county o't 'Monroe and tate dfMichigam-have invented certain new and useiful mprovements in `lhonograph-RecordFiling Devices; and l do declare the fllowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apper tains to make and use the same, rcierenmx being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures oi' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speeication.

`My invention relates to filing devices for phono raph records, and is intended to furnish c eap, simple means for holding such records in such manner that they will be `protected from injury; that they will be easily accessible and may be readily found and distinguished from other records in the cabinet, and in a manner which guards against the record being improperly placed when restored to its cabinet. My invention also consists of other features hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

My invention is designed primarily to occu y the space in phonograph cabinets in whic the phonograph records are usually kept, and will accordingly vary in dimenA sions. But my device may, of course, he given such finish and forni as will fit it `for use independently of the phonograph cabinet.

To the ends indicated, my invention consists of the devices, construction and arran ement v`of parts hereinafter described, an illustrated `in the accompanying draws, in whichfigure l is a perspective view of my de vica-designed in the 4present instance, for illustration, to hold 36 phonograph recA ordsrpwith a Iportion broken away, and, for thefsalke of clearnerss, with all but two ofthe disfkihdlders, hereinafter referred to, removed; Fig. 2, a front-elevation ofthe same, and Fig. 3, a side-elevation of the same. taken in section online 3-3, Fig. 2.

r llliro hout the drawings like parts are .represen d by corresponding reference numerals.

Tn the drawings, the base of my cabinet or trame consists o'E a 'front block 1 and a rear 2, their lengths being equal to the width o'f 'the cabinetand in accordance with its desired capacity. The sides 3 of my cabik net consist ottwo triangular pieces of board or other suitable material. The triangular form is preferred for the reason that a square board may be cut diagonally thus forming two equal sides without waste of lumber or othermaterial.

For each ot the phonograph record-disks to be tiled in my cabinet l provide a sepaY rate container or holder 4. This device consists of an elongated, substantially rectangular sheet of stout paper, folded. vertically midway of its length, as at to form substantially square sides. The bottom edges of the two sides are suitably secured together, at (l, by means of backwardly turned overlapping fiaps, or applied strips, or otherwise as may be desired. The top and front edges of this container are left free so that there is provided an opening between the two sides suicient for the recep'tion of a phonograph record-disk. One side of each of these containers is cut away at its upper forward corner, as indicated'by the curved dotted line in Fig. l, as at 7, so that when a record-disk is in place an edgeportion oi the disk will be sufficiently 'eX- posed to permit it to be grasped between the thumb and finger.

The disk-holders just described are removably held in place in the cabinet by means of a cross-bar S having 'its ends secured in the sides of the cabinet about midway between the iront and rear blocks. Each of the disk-holders has a downward projection 9 in which is a slot 10 enlarged at its upper inner end, as at 11. Thefslot 10 may be slipped upon or from the Jbar 8 when the disk-.holder is in upri ht position, but when the disk-holder is tilte forwardly, as hereinafter explained, the slot is out of alinement with the bar,fand the disk-holder cannot now be moved except as upon a pivot. It will be seen that by this arrangement the number of disk-holders may be added to or subtracted from as the occasion may require, and that the holders will not accidentally become displaced.

The upper forward edges of the sideplates 3 are secured together as .at l2 by means of a plate 13 through which are series of progressively numbered penforatlens. These perforations are arranged in straight rows `from right to left and in diagonal .rows from 'top to Lbottom.

Each disk-holder is connected with its bers substantially rectangular in outline and secured together at their back and bottom edges, one 0i said members being cut away at its upper forward corner, seid members having at their lower edge a slot which is enlarged at its inner end to form u pivot opening, said holder being provided et its beek edge with a series of adjusting slots adapted for the reception of a exible member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ROBT. JOHN BENTLEY. "Witnesses GEO. A. GRESLA, HENRY P. FRIEDERIol-Is. 

